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Offline BattleHymn

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primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« on: November 22, 2015, 02:04:23 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018816576

Perhaps it's the toilet that is giving off bad vibes and causing the primitive's insomnia from an earlier thread?

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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 09:04 PM
magical thyme (13,431 posts)

any plumbers here? this seems just plain effing wierd...

The last couple evenings I've been noticing a "warm" draft in the bathroom. Yesterday the heat had just kicked on, so I chalked it up to that.

But just now I could feel it and the heat wasn't running. I followed it right to the toilet. And discovered the tank felt warm instead of cool. And yes, the water was heated. No hot enough for straight hot water, but definitely very warm.

 Iirc, the water comes through the pressure pump and then splits into separate pipes. One goes to the hot water heater and the other stays cold. And the cold one leads, among other places, to the toilet.

How the eff is hot water making it into my toilet?!?    I see massive waste going on here. I never noticed this before, but there's been no missing it the last couple nights...

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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 09:14 PM
Star Member Kali (41,837 posts)
1. are you on a well?

do you have a thermometer anywhere? check stuff like the tap water in the sink, the tank of the toilet, in the kitchen, etc.

I have no idea what would cause that unless your water source is just warmer than you think.

although...I swear the local safeway store in town uses hot water in their toilets to heat the rooms in the winter. I have felt the tank and it was freaking hot.

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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 09:31 PM
magical thyme (13,431 posts)
4. the bathroom sink cold works fine. there is a bit of a drip on the hot

that I'm planning to get fixed as soon as I have the moolah. But that's been there a long time...

Hmmmm...I replaced the pressure pump last year iirc.

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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 09:35 PM
Star Member JustABozoOnThisBus (11,878 posts)
6. If you flush the toilet, can you feel the water that's refilling the tank? Is it warm?

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Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:58 AM
magical thyme (13,431 posts)
12. it's no where near any heat source

and this is a lot warmer than sunlight or the radiator would make it anyway, lol.

I can see the pipe that leads into the toilet. The plumbing in 'this old house' is a little strange anyway. I'm thinking set up in a way to keep the pipes from freezing easily, being Maine and all.

Mixing valve makes sense -- there is probably something in the basement.

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Sun Nov 22, 2015, 09:43 AM
magical thyme (13,431 posts)
14. I discovered something else related to the total wierdness of the plumbing here

I've noticed the toilet periodically seems to almost flush itself. It's always been this way.

The water in the bowl and tank were both room temp this morning. Then I ran the hot water in the kitchen to make my horse's mash.

When I turned off the water, I could hear the toilet "running." Checked the water -- warm water was now circling through the toilet and the tank wall was starting to warm up.

When I noticed the warm water last night, it was a short while after I'd showered. No wonder my gas bill is always so high. Gah.

Basement. In 'this old house?'
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 03:23:08 PM »
MissingHyman had her plumbing lessons in the dark, that's why she can't can't even get a pair to back her royal flush.
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 03:46:03 PM »
Blame it on Bush.
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 07:24:18 PM »
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I've noticed the toilet periodically seems to almost flush itself. It's always been this way.

Float's out of adjustment, mastermind.
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2015, 07:45:47 PM »
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14. I discovered something else related to the total wierdness of the plumbing here

I've noticed the toilet periodically seems to almost flush itself. It's always been this way.

The water in the bowl and tank were both room temp this morning. Then I ran the hot water in the kitchen to make my horse's mash.

When I turned off the water, I could hear the toilet "running." Checked the water -- warm water was now circling through the toilet and the tank wall was starting to warm up.

When I noticed the warm water last night, it was a short while after I'd showered. No wonder my gas bill is always so high. Gah.

Basement. In 'this old house?'

I know what is wrong with the plumbing in your house, dummie, and no I will not tell you. 

Call a union plumber to fix it.
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2015, 08:29:43 PM »
Quote from: I_B_Perky on November 22, 2015, 07:45:47 PM
I know what is wrong with the plumbing in your house, dummie, and no I will not tell you. 

Call a union plumber to fix it.

Union plumbers nowadays make more than doctors.
A lot of them were formerly doctors.
So instead of telling them..."Physician heal thyself", they are more likely to hear, "Plumber unplug yourself".
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2015, 10:16:35 PM »
Quote from: obumazombie on November 22, 2015, 08:29:43 PM
Union plumbers nowadays make more than doctors.
A lot of them were formerly doctors.
So instead of telling them..."Physician heal thyself", they are more likely to hear, "Plumber unplug yourself".

Plumbers make good money, union or not, and I don't begrudge them the money they make.  Crawling up under houses when there is a water leak, etc, ain't for me. 

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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 10:59:07 PM »
Lots of risks crawling into strange places.  I had a coworker that had to deal with an infection and collapsed lungs after feeding cables into a contaminated attic/ceiling.
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2015, 09:46:25 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on November 22, 2015, 10:59:07 PM
Lots of risks crawling into strange places.  I had a coworker that had to deal with an infection and collapsed lungs after feeding cables into a contaminated attic/ceiling.

Dang.  Do you know what kind of infection it was?
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Re: primitive senses a disturbance in the force, discovers a warm toilet tank
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2015, 10:00:48 AM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on November 23, 2015, 09:46:25 AM
Dang.  Do you know what kind of infection it was?
I don't remember.  The last time I spoke to him was about ten years ago.
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